Blade transportation
AssigneeGamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
InventorsDaniel A Broderick, Juan Moya Garcia, Lou M Lofranco
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Abstract
A transportation tooling of the type that borders the blade at its root and at an intermediate point. This tooling is used in combination with platforms placed on the transportation elements and the platforms can move transversely and turn or rotate with respect to the devices of transportation without affecting blade integrity. Also a method for blade transportation with the tip of one blade facing the tip of the adjacent blade so as to use the minimum space on the devices of transportation. The rail tooling takes into account the maximum corner radius that the train will encounter while absorbing the bending and torsion stress acting on the blades.
Claims5
Blade transportation, using various supports that border a blade at different points of the blade that allow for the blade to be handled from a place of manufacture to means of transportation where the blade is fastened, allowing for movement between some fastening supports and the means of transportation, said blade transportation comprising
- a root support tool 50 and an intermediate support tool 60, each support tool having a quadrangular frame and comprising inner auxiliary elements, a distance between the support tools being equal to a length of a carrier vehicle, wherein:
- the root support tool 50 is supported and fastened on a platform 240 with wheels 230 at two sides and a central ball joint 220 that connects the platform 240 and the carrier vehicle,
- the intermediate support tool 60 is placed on an X-shaped support 270 crossed by a long beam 280 with a double T shape that extends from one vehicle to an adjacent vehicle,
- the support 270 of the intermediate support tool 270 rests on a cross rail 300 inside of which there are rolling elements 310 in continuous contact with a short beam 281 with a double T shape, which is seated on a platform 320, and
- the long beam 280 is joined to the support 270 at one end and rests on a beam end support 290 at an other end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.